bpronthere is, there arehaythere will behabráthere were ten bottleshabía or(esp LAm) habían diez botellashow many are there?¿cuántos hay?there will be eight people for dinner tonightseremos ocho para cenar esta nochethere was laughter at thisen esto hubo risasthere was singing and dancingse cantó y se bailóthere has been an accidentha habido un accidenteare there any bananas?¿hay plátanos?is there any coffee?¿hay café?→ there is no wine leftno queda vino→ there might be time/roompuede que haya tiempo/sitio→ there is a pound missingfalta una libra

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no te preocupes, no pasa nadabut there, what's the use?pero ¡vamos!, es inútilTHERE IS, THERE AREUnlike there is/are etc, hay, hubo, había, ha habido etc do not change to reflect number:There were two kidnappings and a murderHubo dos secuestros y un asesinatoWill there be many students at the party?¿Habrá muchos estudiantes en la fiesta?To translate there must be, there may be, etc, you can use tiene que haber, debe (de) haber, puede haber, etc although other constructions will also be possible:There may be a strikePuede haber or Puede que haya huelgaThere must be all sorts of things we could doTiene que haber muchas cosas que podamos hacerIf there is/there are is followed by the, you should normally not use hay etc. Use estar instead:And then there are the neighbours to considerEstán también los vecinos, a los que hay que tener en cuentaThere is also the question of the money transferEstá también la cuestión de la transferencia del dineroHay etc should only be used to talk about existence and occurrence. Don't use it to talk about location. Use estar instead to say where things are:After the shop there's the bus stationDespués de la tienda está la estación de autobusesDon't use hay etc to translate phrases like there are four of us, there will be six of them. Instead, use ser in the relevant person:There are four of usSomos cuatroThere will be six of themSerán seisRemember to use que in the construction hay algo que hacer (there is sth to do):There is a lot to doHay mucho que hacerWhat is there to do?¿Qué hay que hacer?→
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